Lorine Niedecker: A Poet’s Life

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Heard On University Of The Air

She wrote brilliant poetry using few words during a life spent in the isolation of rural Wisconsin. At four, on University of the Air, biographer Margot Petersdescribes how talent and grit carried the poet Lorine Niedecker through periods of desperation and despair.

Episode Credits

  • Margot Peters Guest

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